menesteroso

Spanish

Etymology

From menester +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /menesteˈɾoso/ [me.nes.t̪eˈɾo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: me‧nes‧te‧ro‧so

Adjective

menesteroso (feminine menesterosa, masculine plural menesterosos, feminine plural menesterosas)

1. needy, in need

   Synonym: necesitado

Derived terms

• menesterosidad

 

Further reading

• “menesteroso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28